TextFugu » Topic: Hello http://www.textfugu.com/bb/topic/hello-5/feed/ Sat, 02 May 2026 04:11:33 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=2.3.2 en-US http://www.textfugu.com/bb/topic/hello-5/#post-12048 <![CDATA[Hello]]> http://www.textfugu.com/bb/topic/hello-5/#post-12048 Sat, 04 Jun 2011 14:26:03 +0000 Armando My name is Armando and I’m new to Textfugu. I’ve been studying Japanese for about one year (from free sources), but I decided to buy Textfugu. I made the right choice!

My reason for learning Japanese is so I can 1. Go to Japan one day and be able to understand everything (pretty vague) 2. Maybe go as a transfer student? 3. Be able to live the Japanese life… Like ride the bullet train, go to restaurants. 4. Expand on it’s culture basically. 5. Learn a third language.

I’m 13 years old (I still think I’m 12). Oh, I’m in Mexico and I speak English as well as Spanish.

]]> http://www.textfugu.com/bb/topic/hello-5/#post-12051 <![CDATA[Reply To: Hello]]> http://www.textfugu.com/bb/topic/hello-5/#post-12051 Sat, 04 Jun 2011 15:22:23 +0000 ブラッド Welcome Armando!

You did make the right choice with TextFugu. It’s a great place to learn Japanese and it’s getting updated (major updates) a couple times a week.

Soon you will be trilingual!

I’m looking forward to hearing from you in the forums.

ブラッド

]]> http://www.textfugu.com/bb/topic/hello-5/#post-12053 <![CDATA[Reply To: Hello]]> http://www.textfugu.com/bb/topic/hello-5/#post-12053 Sat, 04 Jun 2011 15:31:12 +0000 SinisterT First, let me welcome you to Textfugu, you certainly did make a wise choice in furthering your Japanese studies. This website, is a gigantic aid and resource.
Secondly, you are also more the wise for choosing to learn Japanese at your age. I constantly wish that I’d decided to start my Japanese studies at a younger age.

We\come.
SinisterT.

]]> http://www.textfugu.com/bb/topic/hello-5/#post-12071 <![CDATA[Reply To: Hello]]> http://www.textfugu.com/bb/topic/hello-5/#post-12071 Sat, 04 Jun 2011 19:13:00 +0000 ブラッド Yeah! How did I forget that. I wish I’d started around age 8-12. I didn’t start learning Japanese until I was about 24. And once I took one class I stopped working on my Japanese. I did have the benefit of making a Japanese friend in college though, so I learned a little more from him than I did in my class.

Now I’m 27 (28 on June 20th), and I regret that I didn’t continue my studies before now. I could have been nearly – if not completely – fluent by now. Just remember to stay motivated, and any time you need a kick in the rear just post in the forums and we’ll motivate you.

]]> http://www.textfugu.com/bb/topic/hello-5/#post-12073 <![CDATA[Reply To: Hello]]> http://www.textfugu.com/bb/topic/hello-5/#post-12073 Sat, 04 Jun 2011 21:59:00 +0000 SinisterT I second that notion. Bwahahahaha. Seriously, I’m just glad that I knew I wanted to become fluent in Japanese before I picked a major for school. Now I’m working on a BA, raking in the kanji and getting it DONE! Just keep at it!

]]> http://www.textfugu.com/bb/topic/hello-5/#post-12076 <![CDATA[Reply To: Hello]]> http://www.textfugu.com/bb/topic/hello-5/#post-12076 Sat, 04 Jun 2011 22:40:25 +0000 Kaona Welcome to TextFugu, Armando!

You are already bilingual and at such a young age as well! You could become trilingual in a few years if you really kept at Japanese, which I think would give you a huge advantage in future careers, considering your age.

Good luck learning Japanese!

P.S. I hope you become an active member on the forums – so far I’ve been the youngest active member, haha. :( I’m 14 now and I started learning when I was about 12 years old, although I haven’t really paid much attention until a few months ago.

]]> http://www.textfugu.com/bb/topic/hello-5/#post-12088 <![CDATA[Reply To: Hello]]> http://www.textfugu.com/bb/topic/hello-5/#post-12088 Sun, 05 Jun 2011 06:48:54 +0000 winterpromise31 Armando – Like the others, I think it’s awesome that you’re learning a third language at your age. If you keep it up, you’ll be fluent by the time you’re finished with school!

Good luck with your studies!
~Cassandra

]]> http://www.textfugu.com/bb/topic/hello-5/#post-12093 <![CDATA[Reply To: Hello]]> http://www.textfugu.com/bb/topic/hello-5/#post-12093 Sun, 05 Jun 2011 10:20:04 +0000 underwater_wanderer Welcome to Textfugu, Armando.

You will hear from so many adults, including me, “I wish I had learnt Japanese at your age”. We are all ‘oldies’ (I am 30 years old) and it isn’t a cliche that we all say the same. It is so important to learn a language and it is awesome that you have made a commitment to better your language skills. I salute you!

You’ll find loads of helpful people here in the forums, so any problems, just ask.

Sorry to go off topic, but I have a question @Winter… Do you plan on taking GCSE Japanese? Can you? I just wondered. My friend’s sister self studied/had a weekly tutor and took GCSE Italian when she was in Year 10 and got an A*. She’s just finished her GCSEs and took German at school and is pretty sure she did enough for a B/C. Maybe the school system isn’t great at teaching languages, eh?

Anyway, good luck with your studies, Armando.
Emma ^-^

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